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Comparative Study of Superabsorbent Polymers and Pre-soaked Pumice as Internal Curing Agents in Rice Husk Ash Based High-Performance Concrete
Utilisation of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) and pre-soaked lightweight aggregates (LWA) as internal curing (IC) agents for the mitigation of...
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Mechanical Properties of Building Mortar Containing Pumice and Coconut-Fiber
Coconut-fiber is a natural fiber extracted from the outer shell of the coconut fruit. In this study, the length of the coconut-fiber varies from 0.3...
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Evaluation of Variation in Parameters of Reinforced Concrete with the Incorporation of Alccofine-1203 and Crimped Steel Fibres
In this paper, half-cell potential method is applied to determine and highlight the corrosion growth extent, pattern and trends of corrosion...
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Concrete Structures
This chapter examines structural fire engineering considerations that are specific to concrete, which is a common construction material. First,...
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Experimental and numerical study for lightweight R.C beam under flexural and torsion behaviour
This paper aims to study the behaviour of lightweight R.C. beams under different loads. Six R.C. beams were cast with dimensions of 200 × 250 mm and...
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Experimental Investigation of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete Using Fly Ash Cenospheres
Hollow microspheres (cenospheres) from fly ash possess a hollow spherical shape, watertight, with a particle density less than water (<1 g/cm3). In...
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Durability of Structural Lightweight Concrete Containing Expanded Perlite Aggregate
This study focuses on the development of durable structural lightweight concrete ( LWC) by incorporating expanded perlite aggregate (EPA) in the range...
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Impacts of nonconventional construction materials on concrete strength development: case studies
Sustainable building technology is a new approach adopted in built environment, which is focused on significantly reducing impact of the construction...
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OILPARI—A Real-Time Oil Transport Simulator for Marine Disaster Response: Its Functionary, Update, and Progress Toward the Next Generation
We developed a numerical simulation model called “OILPARI” to predict the transport of spilled oil on sea surfaces. Two types of OILPARI simulation...
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The Effect of Different Natural Porous Aggregates on Thermal Characteristic Feature in Cementitious Lightweight Mortars for Sustainable Buildings
In recent years, thermal insulation and thermal comfort have gained great importance in buildings. Natural porous lightweight aggregates have a...
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Concrete on the Meso-level
Concrete, known as the most widely used construction material in civil engineering, generally consists of water, cement powder, fine aggregate...
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Flexural behavior of high-strength, steel-reinforced, and prestressed concrete beams
To study the flexural behavior of prestressed concrete beams with high-strength steel reinforcement and high-strength concrete and improve the crack...
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Partial replacement of sand with marble waste and scoria for normal strength concrete production
Sand is used more than any other natural resources except water and air, However, it’s extracted at a rate far greater than it’s renewal. The...
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Experimental Investigation of Concrete Used in Spent Fuel Pools of Nuclear Power Plants Subjected to Boiling Water Exposure
The experimental study is presented to show the effect of long term boiling water on the mechanical and chemical behaviour of concrete used in the...
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Estimation of Foam Concrete Mixture Rate with Randomed Forest Algorithm
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials in the world. When the property of concrete is developed over time and they find new...
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Using Recycled Concrete as a Replacement for Coarse Aggregate in the Production of Green Concrete
Reducing the environmental impact and enhancing the properties of concrete is of great significance environmentally and economically. Using...
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Development of High Strength Lightweight Coconut Shell Aggregate Concrete
Coconut shell is an agricultural solid waste originating from the coconut industry. Coconut shell is used for many useful purposes but most of the...
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Pore Solution-Based Performance Approach for Utilization of Conventional and Alternative SCMs for ASR Mitigation
The current performance-based approach to determine the optimal supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) dosage for alkali-silica reaction (ASR)...
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Fire resistance of composite made with waste cardboard, gypsum, pumice, perlite, vermiculite and zeolite
AbstractIn this study, the fire resistance of composites made by waste cardboard, gypsum, pumice, perlite, vermiculite and zeolite is investigated....
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Correlation of chloride diffusion coefficient and microstructure parameters in concrete: A comparative analysis using NMR, MIP, and X-CT
Permeability is a major indicator of concrete durability, and depends primarily on the microstructure characteristics of concrete, including its...